JAMES WINTERMOTE

Author

James Wintermote was born and raised in El Centro, California.  After high school, he spent six years in the U.S. Navy, and then entered the University of Wyoming, receiving a degree in Broadcast Journalism.  After working in radio for two years, he returned to UW and earned a second degree in English/Journalism Education.

While teaching language arts at various high schools in Nevada, he earned his Master’s degree in Teaching.  In 2004 he was admitted to the Great Basin Writing Project’s Invitational Summer Institute (an affiliate of the National Writing Project) and later become its technology liaison from 2005 – 2009.

He was selected as a participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund  teacher exchange program for the October 2006 cycle and spent two weeks in Japan visiting schools in the prefecture of Eniwa, as well as staying with a host family and learning about the local culture.

Coming from a family of educators has been a major source of inspiration for his novel.